【正确答案】正确答案：The iceberg theory is that the meaning of a piece is not immediately evident, because the crux of the story lies below the surface, just as most of the mass of a real iceberg similarly lies beneath the surface. In Hemingway"s writing, the words only give one small bit of the meaning. The rest is implied. His short story Hills like White Elephants is nothing more than a casual conversation between two people waiting for a train; an American and his girlfriend. Neither of the two speakers truly communicates with the other, highlighting the rift between the two. In fact, they are actually talking about having an abortion and going their separate ways. The short sentences, simple and active words in the story imply the unstated dramatic tension lurking between each line. In fact, Hemingway firmly believed that perfect stories conveyed far more through subtext than through the actual words written on the page. The more a writer strips away, the more powerful the "iceberg" , or a story, becomes.